Appleton, Warrington
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| Appleton | |
|---|---|
  Appleton Location within Cheshire | |
| Population | 10,265 |
| OS grid reference | SJ620843 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WARRINGTON |
| Postcode district | WA4 |
| Dialling code | 01925 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Appleton is a civil parish and suburb of Warrington, in the Warrington district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.
Geography and landmarks[edit]
The A49 road runs from neighbouring Stockton Heath up the hill into Appleton and links Warrington town centre with the M56 motorway.
At the top of Appleton is Warrington Golf Club. There is also a large cemetery situated nearby which is named Fox Covert Cemetery. The cemetery is locally called Hillcliffe.
There are four schools in Appleton: Bridgewater High School, Broomfields Junior School, St Monica's Catholic Primary School and Cobbs Infant and Nursery School.
Beatle George Harrison bought his parents, Harry and Louise Harrison, a bungalow, Sevenoaks, on Old Pewterspear Lane in 1965 to enable them to escape the pressures of fans who visited their Liverpool home. Harrison wrote While My Guitar Gently Weeps at the bungalow.[1][2]
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
Media related to Appleton, Warrington at Wikimedia Commons- Appleton in the Domesday Book
- ^ "Beatles link to Warrington, 40 years on". Warrington Guardian. 24 November 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ Davies, Hunter (1 September 2016). The Beatles Book. Random House. ISBN 978-1-4735-0247-5.